People and Safeguarding Coordinator and Executive Assistant

Overview

People and Safeguarding: The college has over 40 staff and around 200 students, including full-time and part-time. We are looking for someone to manage and develop the college’s human resources and safeguarding activities.

Executive Assistant: The EA works closely with the Executive Director to accomplish tasks that enable the smooth running of the college’s administration, operations and business affairs and the development of key strategic objectives.

Working hours

This role can be adapted to be (i) full-time, (ii) less than full-time, or (iii) two part-time posts. The college can accommodate hybrid working.

Main benefits

• £25,000 to £26,000
• 23 days holiday and 3 days at Christmas, plus bank holidays
• Workplace pension scheme – contributions paid by college
• Hybrid working possible
• Full-time and part-time options
• Free lunches and parking
• Beautiful and spacious working environment
• Encouraging and supportive community of colleagues and students
• Strong Christian missional purpose

See Job description for more detail.

Helpforce are currently seeking a Programme Manager to lead programmes that support health and care organisations to develop and scale-up innovative volunteer-led solutions. With a detailed understanding of the Voluntary, Community & Social Enterprise (VCSE) sectors, you will play a key role in facilitating greater collaboration between VCSE & Statutory providers (NHS Trusts, Primary Care, Local Councils) with a focus on services that are delivered in the community.

Working with the Director of Volunteering you will ensure the programme is impactful and evidence-based. This work is done by identifying the vision, scope and resources to accelerate the growth and impact of volunteering in health and care. 
Increasingly as Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) come into being, NHS Trusts need to develop their roles as anchor organisations in the local communities in which they are based. Supporting them to do this is a critical part of the PM role. 

Working more effectively with volunteers and the voluntary sector is a key aspect for how Trusts will successfully play their role as anchor organisations.  As a Helpforce PM you will need to understand the different pressures that these different organisations are facing.  You will be skilled at brokering relationships between these different partners so that they can effectively collaborate around how volunteers can be a key enabler or catalyst for helping build more effective collaboration at a community level.  Collaboration that will build stronger, healthier, more resilient communities.  Communities that ultimately can be shown to place less pressure on already stretched statutory services.

PM’s are involved in delivering a spectrum of support from helping an organisation set up a single volunteering role/ initiative through to more complex programmes of work such as the implementation of an integrated pathway of volunteering services which takes volunteering right into the heart of an organisation, challenging stakeholders perceptions of what volunteering can achieve. 

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Manage multiple programmes in line with strategic goals, milestones and budget. 
• Facilitating, coaching and enabling health and care stakeholders to accelerate the growth of volunteering. 
• Facilitate relationship building between statutory and VCSE partners through identifying shared needs and priorities. 
• Expand and seek product development opportunities to grow the programme and the organisation’s assets. 
• Co-produce innovative solutions with the team and with other health and care organisations. 
• Support the management and development of networks that increase and promote accelerating the growth and impact of volunteering. 
• Consult, collaborate and promote Helpforce’s programmes with external organisations. 
• Completion of additional project work as required. 
• Engagement with major stakeholders, funders, partner organisations and experts. 
• Qualifications
• Educated to Degree level or equivalent 

Knowledge & Skills required

• Leading/facilitating of meetings/ workshops evidence of co-design experience and strong collaboration skills 
• Creativity to develop engaging materials as part of developing service products 
• Very comfortable using digital tools - this is key to how we work, you will be using tools such as Google Suite & Salesforce CRM regularly 
• Ability to build relationships which are critical in securing the strategic objectives of the business 
• Excellent communication and presentation skills and an ability to engage successfully with a wide range of people at all levels within the organisation 
• Strong organisation and time management skills 
• Product development lifecycle 

Experience required

• Experience of working in voluntary & community settings and able to demonstrate a detailed understanding of the role of Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector organisations in building healthier communities that place less pressure on statutory health and care providers 
• Managing relationships and stakeholders up to a senior executive level 
• Managing products and services through a design cycle. 
• Leading on, working collaboratively with and engage colleagues, partners and stakeholders. 
• Consulting/coaching clients to enable them to solve/ improve business/ service issues/troubleshooting 
• Leading and managing complex programmes/projects 
• Qualification in Prince2 or equivalent(MSP); Scrum Product Owner Certification; Coaching/Professional Consulting qualification; Leadership qualification desirable.

Face to face interviews will take place in London on July 13th. The role is based remotely, travel to London once a month for team meetings is essential.

Location: Remote 
Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent 
Salary: £50,000 to £55,000 PA 

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This varied role works across the Programme and Development teams within Cause4. The role will involve managing a client portfolio, building relationships with, and providing expertise to clients, whilst also taking responsibility for the marketing and administration of key programmes, including Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy and Heritage Compass.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join Cause4 as a Programmes and Development Coordinator, giving you an in-depth insight into the charity sector, spearheading your career in the charity sector or in consultancy practice.

This role will enable you to develop broad expertise across a range of areas, whilst working towards a specialism of your choice (such as marketing, fundraising or programme management) from year two onwards through additional training and support.

As a Coordinator you will gain first-hand experience of Cause4’s entrepreneurial fundraising and programme delivery on behalf of charities, philanthropists, and social enterprises.

Your initial role will be to support the team in the administration of our programmes, including event management, marketing and communications, evaluation, project delivery, budget management, and sales. You will also work alongside the development team to support a range of charities in areas of fundraising, strategy, and marketing.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the team in the delivery of our programmes to achieve the outputs and outcomes agreed with our funders.

• Supporting with event management both online and face to face, including providing technical support to participants on platforms for online training and providing excellent customer service.

• Running the administration of courses and public-facing activities including preparing course materials, analysing feedback, and liaising with charity representatives and course participants.

• Managing the day-to-day communications of our programmes, including the delivery of marketing campaigns, participant communications and audience development research.

• Conducting research into Trusts and Foundations, corporates, and individuals to establish relevant background information and potential for receiving approaches for funding.

• Supporting the preparation of client strategy documents, using sources of information provided and through conducting desk research.

• Developing a full understanding of individual profiles of specific clients within the portfolio of Cause4 and use this to help develop Cases for Support and other funding documents.

• Drafting documents and producing statistics and figures for inclusion in client documents, together with sets of measurable outcomes and evaluation methods.

• Producing corporate sponsorship presentations and individual collateral documents with support from Senior Management and other colleagues.

Cause4 is a fast-paced agency environment with an opportunity to support the charity sector and further develop your own skills and knowledge. We are looking for an ambitious individual with an interest in a future leadership role in the arts, charity or enterprise sector. 

About BASIC

BASIC promotes meaningful dialogue amongst governments and experts in order to build international trust, reduce nuclear risks, and advance disarmament. We envision a world that uses cooperative measures, rather than the threat or use of force, to achieve peace and security. This world will be achieved by taking steps that promote mutual security at the international, regional, national, and individual levels, and sustained through resilient international norms and law.

Role Description

The Programme Assistant is a highly-motivated early career expert who has a strong sense of affinity with our mission and who has longer term career ambitions to work in disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation. They will have mastered the core professional skills around drafting, research, speaking and organisation and will be comfortable working as part of a close-knit and friendly team. They will be familiar with the general working of a think tank or research institute and show initiative when identifying and completing tasks but are still largely in a supporting role, being closely supervised by a Policy Fellow or Programme Manager.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

Project related:

• Can independently take charge of end-to-end organisation of events: first drafts of participant lists, first draft of invitation text, sending all invitations and keeping track of RSVPs; arranging any necessary travel arrangements, room bookings, catering etc independently; has a good knowledge of all the tasks that are needed for events management and can keep track of them themselves. 

• Confident drafter who can independently transform event notes into a roundtable report; good research skills.

• Strong proofreading skills, can provide feedback to colleagues, including senior colleagues. 

Role Requirements

Essential Criteria:

• Educated to Master’s level
• 2-4 years of work experience in a think tank, research institute, NGO, foundation or government working on international security issues
• Passion and commitment to our organisational mission of promoting dialogue to advance global security
• Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders from a variety of professional and cultural backgrounds and with broad variations in seniority and function
• Excellent analytical and methodological skills, and an organised approach to research
• Well-developed interpersonal skills, including evidence of working successfully as part of a team
• Experience organising policy roundtables and workshops, international travel
• Willingness to travel internationally when required
• Strong organisational skills and an eye for detail

Further Information

Please include a CV, cover letter and two writing samples in your application.

Interviews: week commencing 25th July 2022 - it is expected that you will be available to interview during the week.

Please note that you must have the right to work in the UK.

Due to the large number of applications we receive, we are not able to acknowledge receipt of all applications and only shortlisted candidates will be notified. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, you have not been successful.

Seven voluntary organisations have formed a partnership to create a county-wide Hospital Discharge and Community Navigation Service. This new service will be delivered through locality teams that understand their local populations, and support people to return home from hospital or to access community-based support to improve their wellbeing. The partnership is funded by Hertfordshire County Council and Clinical Commissioning Groups to deliver the following outcomes:

• Reduced hospital admissions;

• Reduced GP visits;

• Reduced reliance on home care providers;

• Reduced social isolation;

• Improved health and wellbeing.

It is believed that Hertfordshire have circa 28,000 veterans with over 3,000 of these having known severe disabilities (physical and mental). Locally there is the permanent joint headquarters of the British Armed Forces at the Northwood Headquarters located in Eastbury, Hertfordshire with over 2,000 service personnel and their families. Along with reservist units across Hertfordshire.

Purpose of the Veteran Admin Assistant Position

• This role will provide administrative support to the Armed Forces Community Single Point Of Contact and the Veteran Link Worker across Hertfordshire and West Essex. The post holder will be expected to be highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to provide and coordinate administrative and secretarial services; including for example, the preparation of agendas and minutes, taking appropriate follow-up action as required. Supporting the AFC team with the management of projects, gathering information and undertaking enquires as and when is necessary for the head of department, teams and the department. The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role.  The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.  The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department and the Organisation.

• Location: London, Birmingham or Bristol 

• Permanent contract from 5th September 2022

• Term Time- 35 hours per week over 48 weeks (Sep-July with August as leave) 

• £21,083-24,750 (+£1,833 London Weighting) paid over 12 months

A fantastic opportunity for individuals with experience in youth facilitation and stakeholder management to join our team as a Programme Coordinator in London, Birmingham or Bristol. We have a three-year strategy to increase the number of young people we serve while ensuring we can grow with impact and sustainability. You will join a team that is determined and energetic; reflective and collaborative; and values the experiences and backgrounds of each person we work with.

As a Programme Coordinator (PC) you will be at the frontline of our work, working directly with schools, young people and local businesses to make an impact! You will be responsible for all aspects of programme management and delivery of the Envision programme in a cluster of schools in your region. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Programme delivery and facilitating work with young people
• Programme management and logistics
• Stakeholder management 
• Impact management 

Essential Experience, Knowledge and Competencies:

• Experience of project management – highly organised, with the ability to manage your own time to meet deadlines

• Experience of facilitating activities with young people – including preparing engaging sessions in advance by utilising resources available to them

• Experience of working on projects which have multiple stakeholders – communicating effectively through written and verbal communication

• Commitment to Envision’s vision, mission and values and ability to work well in, and contribute to, our organisational culture

Desirable Experience, Knowledge and Competencies:

• Experience of data handling – collecting and recording data in a timely manner using an online database

• Understanding of, and/ or lived experience of, the barriers that young people face, that contribute to the education and employment gap

Envision seeks to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications with lived experience to apply as they are currently under- represented in our organisation. Envision graduates will be guaranteed a first round interview. 

To apply you must please read the application pack and apply online. Deadline- Midday Wednesday 6th July

Job Description

• Responsible for the development, implementation and monitoring of organisational safeguarding policies and practice, ensuring that Catch22 adheres to statutory safeguarding practices across all the local authorities that it operates in.

• Responsible for the development and setting of strategic direction for Safeguarding, responsible for the implementation of the organisational Safeguarding strategy.

• Produce an annual safeguarding strategy and regularly report to the Board on progress.

• Be the subject matter expert on Safeguarding:

• • Use specialist knowledge to inform and advise the directors and others to understand, lead and deliver the Safeguarding strategy.
  • Enable teams across Catch22 to work to safeguarding objectives in line with overarching strategic objectives.
  • Inform business decision around bids, acquisitions, and service developments from a safeguarding perspective

• Create a risk based approach to safeguarding, considering legal, regulatory, policy and external best practice, escalating risks and updating existing policies where needed.

• Work with wider Catch22 Departments to create organisational safeguarding projects and initiatives that deliver the strategy, supporting appropriate business cases and budgets for effective implementation.

• Provide guidance and support to the People team and directors in relation to case management, ensuring procedures for reporting are followed and acting as Catch22 representative in the reporting of incidents to other agencies/external bodies.

• Acting as the Catch22 Safeguarding point of contact for external bodies such as the Charities Commission, LADO, Prevent and DBS, attending meetings and updating on procedural changes and compliance audits as required.

• Develop, implement, and monitor the organisational safeguarding risk register and develop a set of metrics to measure the effectiveness of safeguarding practice. Work alongside the Data and Insights Team to analyse this information to create insights that inform the future direction of safeguarding at Catch22.
• Develop and maintain external networks and contacts to enable organisational benchmarking and ensure development of best practice.

• Manage stakeholder relationships including the Chair of the Trustees, nominated Trustee for Safeguarding, Chief Executive, Senior Leadership Team, HR Business Partners, coaching on safeguarding leadership and reporting on progress against strategy and performance as required.
• Ensure appropriate governance arrangements are in place to ensure the golden thread of effective safeguarding practice flows from front line work to the role of the Board of Trustees.
• Leadership and line management of the safeguarding team and effective joint working with other corporate and operational teams.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level

• A relevant professional qualification in safeguarding field

Additional information

Contract: Permanent 

Hours: Full Time, 37 Hours per week

Salary: £50,000.00 - £52,000.00 per annum

Place of work: Home Working – Nationwide

Reports to: Director of Young People and Families

Level of screening: Enhanced DBS

Catch22 is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice will be followed and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Unless otherwise stated, interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised.

At Catch22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live.

Salary - £37,300 - £40,248 + up to £5,000 accountancy allowance

The Government Property Agency is changing the way the Civil Service works and is at the forefront of Government's transformation agenda; reshaping the relationship civil servants have with their place of work. The Agency is central to the delivery of key Government policies including moving 22,000 Civil Service roles out of London by 2030 and tackling climate change by contributing to the Net Zero agenda. To do this we are delivering a major change programme across the UK and consolidating our portfolio in order to save £1.4 Bn over 10 years.

Beyond the bricks and mortar, the GPA is about providing great workplaces for our people. Through programmes like Hubs, Whitehall Campus and Smart Working you will be in the vanguard of creating model working environments and promoting flexible working practices. The postholder can be based at any of the GPA locations with Finance presence outside London with offices in Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Newport, Norwich, Nottingham and Swindon.

The Assistant Finance Business Partner (Property) will be a pivotal point of contact as finance support for the Property Directorate in the GPA. They will monitor expenditure and income, investigate variances, contribute to business cases and play a key role in monthly reporting and annual budget setting. This post reports into the Finance Business Partner and will have a wide network of customers across the Directorate they support. The post holder will contribute to GPA developing a culture of strong financial management.

The responsibilities of the Assistant Finance Business Partner will include

• Working with GPA’s outsourced Property Partner to:
• Ensure that the financial accounting for the GPA property estate is accurate.
• Monitor income and expenditure and investigate variances.
• Support maintenance of the property general ledger.
• Support delivery timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Commercial Acumen -Awareness & understanding of commercial drivers, risks and financial expenditure and income, ability & knowledge to manage finances, contracts, commercial relationships to secure benefits for GPA, it’s clients and customer.
• Establish and maintain good relationships across the relevant Directorate and the wider GPA Finance function
• Maintain monthly financial forecasts and accruals, and support quarterly reviews
• Support the delivery of accurate financial data in a timely manner to enable effective decision making
• Provide advice on correct financial treatment of income and expenditure and PO’s.
• Ensure correct financial governance and stewardship of projects and programmes
• Play an active role as a member of the wider finance team, contributing expertise in the development of strategies, proposals and ways of working
• Assist in Budget profiling and monthly forecasting
• Analysing expenditure and providing commentary against budget and forecast and ensuring income recovered
• Management accounts preparation and provision of board slides
• Identifying and reporting on financial risk to GPA
• Liaising with auditors
• Ensuring robust financial reporting across projects
• Business Partnering with non-finance managers in order to develop processes and the understanding of financial requirements
• Contribute to and provide advice on business cases
• Developing financial systems alongside others to make processes more user friendly, efficient, effective and robust.

 Key Skills & Experience

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant
• Experience of property accounting preferred but not essential
• A good level of financial reporting experience
• Strong attention to detail and ability to analyse and interpret significant amounts of financial data
• Ability to communicate complex matters to a non-financial audience
• Ability to work well as part of a geographically dispersed team
• Strong focus on delivering an excellent service to customers
• Strong organisational skills to meet deadlines in a fast paced environment
• Strong Microsoft Excel skill

For more information, please apply using the link, or contact Michael Swinburn or Jack White at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell.

Assistant Management Accountant

We now have a number of exciting opportunities for flexible and proactive individuals to join the charity’s 20+ strong Finance Department.

Position: Assistant Management Accountant

Location: Working principally from home, flexibility will be required for occasional onsite working in Devon, currently estimated to be 1-2 days per week

Hours: Full-time (part-time considered - minimum 21 hours per week)

Salary: £30,000 per annum, plus study support

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: Generous annual leave, pension scheme, Healthshield plan, confidential counselling service, subsidised restaurant, free parking, enhanced maternity/paternity benefits, Life Assurance Scheme, 31 day’s holiday per year, inclusive of the 8 statutory public holidays. This increases by one day each year until a maximum of 34 days is reached.

Closing Date: Sunday 10 July 2022.

The Role

As Assistant Management Accountant in either the Equine Operations and Resources area or the Income and Marketing Communications area (including commercial operations), you will provide support to cost centre managers, together with comprehensive analysis of income/expenditure and will be responsible for monthly accruals and prepayments.

Principal duties and responsibilities within this multifunctional and rewarding role will include the following:

• Assisting in the production of the monthly management accounts, including accruals and prepayments, and writing variance commentary for dedicated cost centres
• Providing a finance business partnering service, giving advice and support to cost centre managers including training and coaching on all aspects of quarterly reforecasting and monthly reporting
• The collation and analysis of high volumes of complex data, interpreting trends and variances from budgets and forecasts
• The provision of high-quality management accounting data
• Management of the General Ledger and Project Ledger

Please note: a generous study support package including both cost and time elements will be offered.

About You

With strong communication, collaborative and interpersonal skills, the Assistant Management Accountant will ensure that strong relationships are developed and maintained with operational managers and their teams, improving the impact and understanding of financial reporting on charity performance and delivering insight that links financial reports to business strategies.

You will have:

• AAT or part qualified CIMA is preferred, although QBE will also be considered
• Experience in a management accounting/finance business partner role
• Experience of a computerised accounting system
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft applications, particularly Excel, including some experience of dealing with high volumes of data

Knowledge of Open Accounts software, experience of budgeting and forecasting and experience of playing a key role in projects are desirable.

In return…

The charity offers a working environment second to none. Based in Sidmouth in East Devon – an area of outstanding natural beauty – the offices are located in a glorious setting overlooking the sea, there is a staff wellbeing programme and the organisations initiatives have received a royal seal of approval (recently highly commended in the 2021 Princess Anne Training Awards for the response to Covid-19), and the hundreds of resident donkeys – some literally a few yards from your office – will always be pleased to see you!

About the Organisation

The charity is one of the UK’s largest international animal welfare charities, currently supporting projects in over 35 countries worldwide. They are working for a world where donkeys and mules live free from suffering and their contribution to humanity is fully valued.

“The Sanctuary is a positive place to work with friendly staff and a wonderful charity. With amazing work throughout the world, once you join you never want to leave!”

Our client is a Disability Confident Employer. They are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable people (children and adults) and expects all staff and volunteers to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to safer recruitment processes, including an application for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check where required for the post.

You may have experience in areas such as Management Accountant, Accountant, Senior Management Accountant, Junior Management Accountant, Lead Management Accountant, Project Management Accountant, Assistant Accountant, Finance, Finance Controller, Finance Manager, Business Accountant, Finance Manager, Finance Director, Head of Finance, Business Accountant, Accountant, CCAB, Financial Controller, Financial Control, CFO. ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Development Team Assistantto join our Bristol & Surrounding Area Team home based across Avon. You will work on a part time basis (12 hours per week) as part of a fixed term contract until May 2023 We will offer you a competitive salary of £19,760 per annum, pro rota £6774.85 per annum

We’re Scouts and everyone’s welcome here - all genders, races and backgrounds. Right across the UK, we help over 400,000 young people aged 4-25 gain skills for life and find their place in the world. We help them speak up, play their part and shine bright.

The Development Team AssistantRole:

The purpose of the role is to support and deliver the creation of more Scouting places in Avon as part of a development team. The role will be a fundamental part of taking Scouting to new and under represented communities and will involve working directly with both adults and young people to run and support youth provision.

The role will focus on your personal development with an induction and training programme building your skills in the following areas: communication skills, project planning and organisation, presenting and training delivery, working with young people, working in a team, creative thinking and problem solving methods as well as core employment skills such as time management, first aid and IT. Because of the nature of the role you will need to be self motivated and able to work remotely from home with regular daytime and evening work out in communities supporting them to create Scouting provision.

You will recieve full training to enable you to support groups and lead a project as well as gain transferrable skills for future employers.

Key responsibilities as our Development Team Assistant :

- Support the opening of Scout sections in new communities
- Ensure the good and safe running of the youth sections in accordance with POR responding to the current needs of the Group
- Work together to ensure problems and challenges are overcome
- Welcoming and induct new adults and young people to Scouting
- Undertaking events to attract young people such as school assemblies.
- Promoting Scouting through different mediums in the area where the new section is opening
- Supporting and running open evenings and taster sessions for adults and young people.
- Recruiting adults and converting parents into volunteers.
- Mentoring and inducting new adults in partnership with the Appointments Advisory Committee and Training Team.
- Assisting groups to write and implement programme plans.

What we are looking for in our Development Team Assistant :

You will be motivated with a determination to make things happen. Passionate about Scouting Values and bringing positive activites to new communities, as well as possess a high level of communication skills to build effective relationships with a wide range of people including; young people, potential adult volunteers, existing volunteers, community representatives.

You must have a willingness and potential to learn and develop from the experience and be able to work as part of a team but also be motivated enough to work independently of direct supervision.

You must be able and willing to work at least two evenings a week and occasional weekends and have a full driving licence and access to a vehicle for work

What we can offer you as our Development Team Assistant :

- 25 days holiday and going up to 28 days after 2 years’ service and 32 days after 5 years’ service
- Additional holidays between Christmas & New Year
- Life Assurance
- Simply Health Scheme
- Generous Pension Scheme
- Free car parking

We are proud to be a family-friendly employer and offer…

- Up to four personal days paid leave a year
- Maternity/Paternity Leave
- Childcare Vouchers
- Flexible working hours
- Store Discount at our Scout Store + other online benefits
- Study and volunteer leave

Closing date: Sunday 3 July 2022

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to join our fantastic team! Click ‘Apply’ now!

The Scouts is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to diversity and actively seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.

Strictly no agencies.

We are looking for an energetic, ambitious and motivated Quality Assurance professional ready to work collaboratively to help innovative training products meet internal and external quality requirements.

The successful candidate will have considerable experience working with accreditation centres championing new and innovative training products. The successful candidate will be  a team player, but also capable of working independently and prioritising their workload. They will have excellent IT and problem-solving skills and work with attention to detail with the ability to work confidentiality with partners and external stakeholders. Most of all, they will be friendly and collaborative with an ambition to shape our products to the highest standards.

This is a unique opportunity to join our growing organisation at an exciting time helping shape our strategy and processes.

The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) is a membership organisation and the professional voice of the UK Fire and Rescue service.

Following the tragic Grenfell Tower fire, NFCC has engaged closely with Government and other key stakeholders on improvements to building safety regulations. Our Protection Policy and Reform Unit (PPRU) provides the link between fire and rescue services and Government by representing the collective views and expert technical advice of fire and rescue services.

Within the PPRU, the Policy and Partnerships team leads on policy and communications on fire protection and building safety matters. We work closely with technical fire safety and subject matter experts across the PPRU. 

What you will be doing 

You will support the Communications Manager in delivering a programme of effective and meaningful communications on fire protection and building safety matters, in line with the PPRU Communications Strategy.

Your role will focus on: 

• Planning, sourcing content, writing, editing, and issuing the fortnightly communications newsletter, and contributing to other NFCC newsletters.

• Proactively monitoring external media, social media, political and stakeholder developments, and sharing relevant updates and summaries with the team.

• Planning and delivering webinars and face-to-face workshops, forums, roundtables, and other engagement activities.

• Providing communications support on key projects and workstreams, e.g. drafting website copy, press releases, social media posts, and external letters.

• Helping to develop and maintain key communications and stakeholder tools and trackers.

Who are we looking for?  

We’re looking for a creative communications and engagement professional with a flair for writing and a keen eye for detail.

Our work involves communicating technical and regulatory information to a wide range of audiences, so you should have the ability to translate complex information into accessible plain English.

You will be an effective organiser, with great planning skills and some experience in organising events.

You’ll be digitally savvy, with experience in social media, writing online content, and in using newsletter software (or other web-based marketing automation service). Some experience in using desktop publishing and/or video editing is also desirable.

Our work is fast paced, so you’ll be accustomed to working to tight deadlines driven by political and media developments. You’ll be effective at managing and prioritising your own workload. 

You’ll have some political awareness and understanding of how Parliament works, which will be key for monitoring media and political developments. 

We work closely as a team, and with colleagues across the NFCC, so you will be collaborative in your approach. 

What you can expect from us 

We’re a people-centred organisation, focussed on creating a positive and engaging working environment for all our team members.

Wellbeing, reward, recognition and personal development are not just words we talk about, we put them into action daily.

We are recruiting an Executive Assistant on behalf of a fabulous Charity which is the collective voice of 140 universities across the UK.

This is a 12 month part time (0.6 FTE) contract

This role is hybrid working with 1 day per week in the office near Russel Square station and the remainder remotely.

This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with the Chief Executive Office and and the wider team providing admin support.

Duties include:

• diary management
• supporting group meetings through the production of agendas, papers and meeting notes
• support with events programme (online and face to face); and
• Provide support for the CEO's member engagement activities, in particular regular regional vice-chancellor dinners, monthly VC group calls via Teams and university visits.
• Maintain records and intelligence relating to CEO member visits.
• Assist with internal communications e.g., uploading staff blogs to intranet, drafting updates on CEO's activities for the monthly staff newsletter

This role is for an experienced administrator who can juggle a diverse workload without being phased. You'll work closely with your colleagues and have a great work environment. You'll need to be able to work with senior staff and external stakeholders

Salary: £25,000 to £30,000 (pro rata as it is 0.6 FTE)

If interested, please apply before Wednesday 29^th June 2022.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

About Urban Synergy

Urban Synergy is an award-winning youth empowerment charity, founded in 2007 with the mission to inspire, guide, and ignite the ambitions of young people. 

Our approach focuses on early support, to build confidence and show young people aged 9-24 years of age from underrepresented communities what’s possible. That’s why we connect them with aspirational - yet relatable -  role models and mentors, as well as industry-leading companies.

Understanding that every young person, their circumstance, and their dreams are unique, we tailor our school programmes, mentoring, and work experience opportunities to help them reach their individual potential. 

With the collaboration of our valued partners, we are building an equitable world where everyone, regardless of their background, is empowered to write their own future.

Main Responsibilities:

• Accounts Payable

• Sales Ledger

• Bank reconciliations

• Payroll reconciliations

• Accruals/ prepayments

• Expenses and Refunds

• Cash flow reporting/ budgeting/ reforecasting

• VAT reconciliations (possibly in the future)

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, supervisors and clients.

Qualifications:

• PQ CIMA/ACCA or Equivalent.

• Pivot Tables & VLookups.

• Management accounts experience incorporating reporting, budgets, etc.

Desirable Experience:

• Previous Payroll reconciliation.

• Experience/knowledge of VAT.

• QuickBooks accounting software experience/knowledge.

Equal opportunities statement

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

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